by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 30, 2020 | Leadership
When we are experienced at something we think we have all the answers or at least, that we should have all the answers. We plough on with what we think is right until a confident someone says, “erm, do you think that maybe that’s 6 instead of 5?” and we realise we’ve...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 28, 2020 | Research
I’m interested in self-awareness, leader effectiveness and leadership at all levels. My research aim is to: ‘Criitically explore self-awareness and its relevance to leader effectiveness across all levels of the Welsh public service’ To help move my study from...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 28, 2020 | Know Thyself, Self-Awareness
I had some great feedback about my blog this week and a suggestion for further blogs – how to become more self aware, which has got me thinking…. Now you know that my model of self awareness has 3 layers, right? ◦ Internal self awareness: recognising your...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 26, 2020 | Reflections
Today I was delighted to be able to deliver a short workshop to colleagues about self awareness, my favourite subject! I was struck by 3 things…. People really are interested in self-awareness. The human conundrum to ‘know thyself’ has been around for thousands of...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 24, 2020 | Reflections
Today I had the privilege of joining a webinar hosted by Action for Happiness with Daniel Goleman. Such a knowledgeable and interesting person. Here are some things I took away… 1. Be the change. Don’t be the bystander that acquiesces to poor behaviour. Speak up...
